Just 7000 new public service jobs have been created in Canberra under Labor,forcing the Coalition to cut 34,000 jobs from the rest of Australia or gut the capital.
Tax is a latecomer to the campaign agenda,Medicare has taken centre stage,and a nuclear energy fight will keep climate change in the conversation.
Tuesday night’s budget shows the government has added 41,411 public servants since 2022,fuelling a political fight over the public service and government spending.
Peter Dutton says federal public servants will need to return to the office full-time if the Coalition wins. Experts warn it will lead to an exodus of skilled women.
While it’s true Labor has hired 36,000 public servants since 2022,most of them aren’t located where the Coalition leader believes them to be.
An exclusive survey shows there is one Trump policy most Australians want,and “drill,baby,drill” is also quite popular.
Treasurer Jaclyn Symes spent her summer studying the state’s books. She is deeply troubled by what she found.
Between 2000 and 3000 people are expected to lose their jobs,saving the state government billions of dollars,Treasurer Jaclyn Symes says.
The Coalition’s vow to slash diversity and inclusion roles in the public service will only deliver it a sliver of savings in its quest to cut thousands of jobs.
Tony Abbott broke his 2013 promise of no cuts to health,education or the ABC. Peter Dutton just made a similar promise of no cuts to frontline public services.